Recreation director asks neighbors to help watch over sites

6:45 AM,
Oct. 13, 2012

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CHILLICOTHE -- The Parks and Recreation Department is asking neighbors of community parks to keep their eyes open for vandals.

Director Cathy Primer's plea to residents comes after a pair of park benches newly installed at Strawser Park on Thursday were vandalized by early Friday morning. One of the benches was pulled from the ground and it appeared someone had attempted to pull out the second one, but the concrete had already set.

"I'm sure it's just kids after school going through, but it's crazy," Primer said. "They don't realize when they do this, it's costing us money and time. It's just so ...